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ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Md. (May 31, 2013) -- A robotic bird created by Army and University of Maryland researchers is tricking real flocks -- and hawks -- midair, making it a potential unsuspecting future war agent.
Robo-Raven glides, soars and flaps like a real bird. Complete individual wing control allows for extreme aerobatics that no other mechanical...

On August 31, 1949, Secretary of Defense Louis Johnson announced the creation of an Armed Forces Day to replace separate Army, Navy and Air Force Days. The single-day celebration stemmed from the unification of the Armed Forces under one department – the Department of Defense.
The first Armed Forces Day was celebrated by parades, open houses, receptions...

May is National Electrical Safety Month and the U.S. Army Research Laboratory is stressing the importance of electrical safety awareness and best practices both at home and in the workplace.
According to the Electrical Safety Foundation International, workplace electrical incidents result in more than 300 deaths and 3,500 injuries every year in the United...

U.S. Army Research Laboratory employees were recently recognized by the Baltimore Federal Executive Board at the 46th Excellence in Federal Career Awards luncheon and ceremony held on May 3 at Martin's West in Baltimore.
The awards program was held in conjunction with Public Service Recognition Week and was attended by nearly 600 federal officials, employees,...

William Glodek, a computer scientist in the U.S. Army Research Laboratory's Computational and Information Sciences Directorate, Network Security Branch, was recently selected as one of the winners of the 2012 Louis Dellamonica Award for Outstanding Army Material Command Personnel of the Year.
This annual award, named in honor of Louis Dellamonica, a general...

U.S. Army Research Laboratory scientists and engineers were recently recognized with several 2012 Army Research and Development Achievement Awards.
In all, over 30 ARL researchers were recognized in the categories of leadership, technical achievement and collaboration.
The awardees were chosen from thousands of nominees based on their dedication, hard...

The U.S. Army Research Laboratory participated in Churchville Elementary School's annual Patriot Day program held April 25. Fifty-two fifth grade students received certificates and awards from state and local politicians and were presented individualized medals by ARL's Maj. Jason Tate from the Weapons and Materials Research Directorate.
The program required...

U.S. Army Research Laboratory (ARL) Fellow Dr. Joseph Mait, takes the reader on a journey through the evolution of computational imaging and what it means to researchers at ARL. From invention through application, Mait discusses how computational imaging is helping balance the processing of optics and electronics capabilities.
From cameras a person can swallow...

Aberdeen Proving Ground (APG) hosted about 650 children for its annual Earth Day celebration that was held at the Aberdeen Youth Services Center, Apr. 26. Many of the students were from Harford and Cecil County public schools.
U.S. Army Research Laboratory (ARL) scientists and engineers; Dr. Lisa Marvel, Terri Racine, Jerry Chaney, Megan Lynch, and Dr. Sandy...

Troops in a tactical environment have unique challenges with efficient energy use that are uncommon to the rest of the fighting forces.
One is that a Soldier positioned to stand guard at an outpost, or Forward Operating Base, should not have to think about energy — a distraction from the strategy and Soldier protection.
In a recent panel discussion...

Extramural basic research at the University of California, Los Angeles, funded by the U.S. Army Research Laboratory's (ARL) Army Research Office, the Office of Naval Research and the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, has led to the discovery of a fundamental new way to image microorganisms using visible or ultraviolet light without the requirement of...